Illinois Supreme Court· 1/25/1988

People v. Simms

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520 N.E.2d 308
121 Ill. 2d 259
117 Ill. Dec. 147
1988 Ill. LEXIS 19

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where a constitutional error is at issue, the burden is on the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the error did not affect the decision
where a constitutional error is at issue, the burden is on the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the error did not affect the decision
where constitutional error is at issue, the defendant’s interests are heightened, and the harmless-error standard shifts to the State the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the error did not affect a given decision

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Judges: Simon, Miller, Moran, Ward

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